Materials: Ballon, markers, continent handout, scissors, glue stick.
Correlation to State Content Standards
Understanding Geography.
Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)
Students will be able to:
1. Review the 7 continents and identify key facts from each one that makes them unique.
Literacy Standard
RH 6-8.7: Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
SL 7.1D: Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modify their own views.
SL 7.1B: Follow rules for collegial discussions, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.
Anticipatory Set (4 min.)
Daily Journal: Explain your happiest childhood memory between the ages of 5-10 years old.
Direct Instruction (10 min.) I Do…
SDAIE: Model: 7 Continents of the world: Teacher will go over the directions of the assignment. This lesson works as a reteaching tool after the test.
SDAIE: Discussion: Class Dojo: Teacher will explain the process of class Dojo.
Guided Practice (15 min.) We Do…
SDAIE: Model: 7 Continents of the world: Teacher and students will complete the first two tasks together to demonstrate how to complete the assignment.
Independent Practice (25 min.) You Do…
DAIE: Group: 7 Continents of the world: Students will complete the remaining 6 continents questions by using the maps in the textbooks.
Homework.
N/A
Closure (3 min.)
1. Clean up.
2. Dismiss Class.